The 1980s saw a wave of Hollywood films about Vietnam, including “First Blood,” “Hamburger Hill,” “Good Morning Vietnam,” “Casualties of War” and “Born on the Fourth of July.” ...

Vietnam War movies are often harrowing and uncomfortably realistic, as seen in films like Hamburger Hill, Platoon, and Full Metal Jacket.

Every once in awhile, a war movie comes along that does something truly innovative to make its story memorable. These are those movies.